IMAGE ENHANCEMENT METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FIDUCIAL-LESS TRACKING OF TREATMENT TARGETS - Patent 1779298

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EP 1 779 298 A2

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(43)	Date of publication:
	02.05.2007 Bulletin 2007/18

(21)	Application number: 05730827.2

(22)	Date of filing: 18.03.2005

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

G06K 9/40^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2005/009485

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2006/011928 (02.02.2006 Gazette 2006/05)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL BA HR LV MK YU

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Priority:

30.06.2004 US 881208

(71)	Applicant: Accuray, Inc.
	Sunnyvale, CA 94089 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	FU, Dongshan Santa Clara, CA 95054 (US) KUDUVALLI, Gopinath San Jose, CA 95117 (US)

(74)	Representative: Bartle, Robin Jonathan
	W.P. Thompson & Co. Coopers Building Church Street Liverpool L1 3AB Liverpool L1 3AB (GB)

(54)	IMAGE ENHANCEMENT METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FIDUCIAL-LESS TRACKING OF TREATMENT TARGETS